Thank you for your generous support. Your donation allows us to make life-saving Plumpy'nut and send it to the children who need it most.
Check out the photos to meet some of the members of our team as they take peanuts and transform them into Plumpy'nut.
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Our support of Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) of Dar es Salaam continues and what a joy it is to support these innocent children, who are facing such immense challenge.
This is an exciting time for the children and staff at ORCI, who have just this month seen a new facility open, funded by the Irish charity, Children in Crossfire. The modern facility boasts state-of-the-art equipment and is strategically located in Tanzania’s Muhimbili National Hospital, giving patients in need immediate access to laboratory services, ICU and a wide array of medical specialists.
On February 8th, Edesia staff and other guests were treated to an hour-long event which included a tour of the child-friendly premises and musical performances by the children of ORCI and the world famous Mike Peters from ‘Love, Hope, Strength’, the world’s leading Rock N Roll cancer foundation. Dr. Twalib Ngoma, Executive Director of ORCI gave special recognition to volunteer pediatrician, Dr. Trish Scanlan, for her tireless efforts to afford Tanzanian children with the treatment and support that first world citizens enjoy, thereby increasing their survival rates from 15% to 75%!
The final stage of Edesia's support for ORCI is working with hospital administration and local experts to evaluate the prospects of turning an area nearby this new building into a vegetable garden for the purpose of providing sustainable nutritional support to the children and their caregivers during their stay in the hospital. This is a crucial addition to achieve Dr.Trish's goals for these children's survival rates.
We are in need of support. If we meet our fundraising goal. we can build this garden and complete our commitment to these children. Please consider making a donation of $25 today.
Tumaini, Upendo, Ujasiri. Swahili for Hope, Love, Strength.
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A year after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, we look back on the year of recovery and rebuilding. There are still many challenges left to overcome and the problems are not all solved.
But, Edesia is proud to have played its part in the response.
Through the shipments of Supplementary'Plumpy, young children at very high risk of malnutrition were prevented from falling into severe malnutrition. In times of emergency, ready-to-use foods allow us to intervene quickly and have an immediate impact, providing children with the nutrition they require until they are able to get nutritional autonomy.
To stay up to date on these critical issues as they unfold you can find us at http://www.edesiaglobal.org/ or join us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Edesia/152173231660.
You have played a valuable role in helping us to reach one child at a time. You have had an impact. Thank you!
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